"The Shallows"
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Imagine being stuck a mere 200 yards from shore as a
huge great white shark stalks you? Yeah, picture
that....that's the premise behind this intense thriller as
director Jaume Collet-Serra takes a relatively simple
premise and turns it on a hour and twenty-seven
minute thrill ride.
The cast is led by the fantastic Blake Lively who spends
the majority of the film stuck on a small rock island in
the shallows as the viscous shark stalks her. The
suspense that's built up throughout the course of this
cat and mouse game definitely delivers with some
chilling moments.
On a few occasions the crowd I was viewing the film
with jumped during some perfectly placed 'jump
scares'. The shark looks amazing and has the perfect
blend of realism and CGI and is a character within itself
with the way it's actions play out on screen.
Made for a modest 17 million I expect 'The Shallows'
to be one of 2016's sleeper hits as I must say this is one
of the best shark films I've seen since the original Jaws.
I'll give this one a solid 8.5 out of 10 and would
definitely recommend it.
- Tavares Wilson i